Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime16.2 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 16:33
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 176
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 486
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Lighting 43.9
Reflection 41.3
Parallax 54.2
36% 46.5 fps
MRender 56.5
Gravity 51.1
Splatting 38.7
39% 48.8 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 45 36 40 44 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 110%
Intel 530 Series 180GB
59GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 195 143 196 196 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 331
Write 206
Mixed 227
SusWrite 171
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 41.5
162% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 146
134% 209 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.3
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 19.4
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $817
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